This image of Saint Cecila is a mirrored version of an engraving by Johann Jakob Kilian (1678 – 1705) of Augsburg. It has the addition of a church in the right background which Prof, Steiner suggests could be the basilica of St. Jakob in Prague which was furnished with a magnificent organ in 1705. Saint Cecilia is the patron saint of music and musicians and is often depicted playing the pipe organ.

Saint Cecila by Johann Jakob Kilian

Condition:

Some minor restored losses to the lower third of the painting. Ebonised and gilded softwood frame 

Provenance:

Collection of Gisela and Prof. Wolfgang Steiner

Lempertz, Hinterglas Gemälde, 16 November 2-13, lot 17

Literature: 

Steiner 2015
Wolfgang Steiner, Goldglanz und Silberpracht: Hinterglasmalerei aus vier Jahrhunderten, Catalogue of the exhibition at the Schaezlerpalais der Kunstsammlungen und Museen Augsburg, (11 September to 15 November 2015), no. 22

Manners 2024
‘E & H Manners, ‘Decorators on Ceramics and Glass’, 2024, no. 11

Exhibited:

Schaezlerpalais der Kunstsammlungen und Museen Augsburg 11 September to 15 November 2015

Price: £17,000